The EAMCET is a yearly examination taken by a large number of engineering and medical aspirants in Andhra Pradesh. Presently the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (JNTUH) conducts the examination.

This is the entrance exam for engineering ('E' category) and medicine ('AM' category: Agriculture and Medicine). The results are declared over 13 or 14 days every year making the counselling and admission process smooth. This exam is based on "Multiple choice Questions" type.

The test has 160 questions with 40 marks for each subject (Maths A/Botany, Maths B/Zoology, Physics and Chemistry). Physics and Chemistry question papers are different for E and AM categories though the syllabus is the same.

The questions are of multiple-choice type with four options. Many models of questions may be given like match the following, choose the correct statement, assertion-reason and multiple-correct types.

Students have to fill the circles given in the OMR sheet with their answer. Two or more answers or blanks will be regarded as incorrect. There is no negative marking.

Colleges under EAMCET
Colleges that admit students under the counseling based on EAMCET ranks fall under these university regions:
 Andhra University (AU region)
 Osmania University (OU region)
 Sri Venkateswara University (SVU region)
 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU region)